NHTSA Recall 07V258000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V258000; Date: Jun. 22, 2007
This condition can cause a delay in the application of the spring brakes to park the vehicle after the operator pulls the dash valve button. These conditions can occur without warning, leading to unintended vehicle rollaway, brake drag, or in the case of loss of primary circuit, inability to modulate the spring brakes.
Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Blue Bird Vision; 2005 Blue Bird Vision; 2006 Blue Bird Vision; 2007 Blue Bird Vision
Component: Service Brakes, Air:supply:check Valve
Manufactured by: Blue Bird Body Company
Affected Units:: 5,977
Recall Summary:
Certain blue bird my 2004 through 2007 vision school and transit buses manufactured between October 9, 2003, and September 21, 2006, equipped with parker single check vavles (scv) provided by bendix. The defect exists in the parker scv that connects with the supply port of the sr-7 spring brake modulating valve. After prolonged use of the parker scv, the valve body retainer may become excessively worn and eventually break apart. Pieces of the parker scv can become lodged inside the sr-7 spring brake modulating valve, potentially causing either leakage out of the sr-7 valve or preventing air from properly exhausting from the sr-7 valve.
How to Fix:
Blue bird will notify owners and provide a free remedy. The recall began on September 30, 2007. Owners can contact blue bird at 478-822-2242.
Recall Notes:
Blue bird recall no. R07ly. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Sep 30, 2007
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